WMTW News 8's Tracy Sabol speaks with Dr. Lisa Belisle about the many positive impacts that exercise can have on your health, and how it can help stall the aging process in the Forever Young series.

WMTW News 8's Tracy Sabol speaks with Dr. Lisa Belisle about the many positive impacts that exercise can have on your health, and how it can help stall the aging process in the Forever Young series.

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Updated: 7:05 PM EDT May 12, 2015

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WEBVTT CLOUDS RETURN FOR THE WEEKEND.WE WILL TALK MORE ABOUT THAT ASA GETS CLOSER.TRACY: IT IS DAY TWOOF OURFOREVER YOUNG SERIES AND WE ARELOOKING AT EXERCISE.EXPERTS SAY IT IS ONE OF THEBEST THINGS YOU CAN DO FORYOURSELF BECAUSE IT IS GOOD FORYOUR HEART, HELPS YOU MAINTAIN AHEALTHY WEIGHT, AND COULD LOWERYOUR BROTHER PRESSURE AND --BLOOD PRESSURE AND RISK OFCERTAIN DISEASES.I AM A BIG FAN OF TRYING TODO 30 MINUTES EVERY DAY.THERE ARE RECOMMENDATIONS THATARE LESS.TRACY:LISA SAYS EXERCISEBENEFITS YOUR BODY IN ALL KINDSOF WAY.THERE IS A CARDIOVASCULAREFFECT.AND YOU ARE GIVING YOUR FACE ANDHANDS A WORKOUT.TRACY: WORKING UP A SWEAT ISGOOD FOR YOUR SKIN.HUMAN BEINGS WERE MEANT TOHAVE A CONSTANT RENEWAL OFRESOURCES.SKIN CELLS AND SWEAT, THOSETHINGS ARE MEANT TO COME OUT OFUS.IF WE SPEND TOO MUCH TIMESITTING STILL AND NOTEXERCISING, STUFF STAGNATES.YOU CAN IMAGINE WHAT THAT WOULDDO.TRACY: YOUR MIND ALSO GETS ABOOST FROM EXERCISE.WHEN IT COMES TO AGING, IT ISNOT JUST HOW YOU LOOK BUT ALSOHOW YOU FEEL.PSYCHOLOGICALLY, YOU CANNOTBEAT EXERCISE.AFTER GOING OUT FOR A SHORTWALK, A LONG RUN, IT JUST GIVESYOU ENDORPHINS.NICE SEROTONIN BOOST.TRACY: AS WE AGE, EXERCISE ANDIS -- ISAN IMPORTANT WAY TOKEEP US ON OUR TOES.AS WE GET OLDER, WE ARE PRONETO:, BUT PEOPLE WHO EXERCISEKEEP THEIR BALANCE.TRACY: YOU SHOULD START WITHSOMETHING YOU ENJOY AND IT ISGOOD TO GET A COMBINATION OFAEROBICS, STRENGTH TRAINING ANDFLEX ABILITY.ANOTHER EXERCISE I THINK ISGREAT IS SOMETHING LIKEMEDITATION WERE QUIETING OURMINDS.♪TRACY:MEDITATION IS GREAT FORSURE.

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WMTW News 8's Tracy Sabol speaks with Dr. Lisa Belisle about the many positive impacts that exercise can have on your health, and how it can help stall the aging process in the Forever Young series.